Thursday, September 06, 2007

4th MARINE DIVISION REUNIONRetired Marine and veteran of the Iwo Jima battle John Baker displays his hat at the 4th Marine Division reunion where Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was the keynote speaker. The event was held in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 5, 2007. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen - More photos - Story

Today in History1620 - Pilgrims set sail from Plymouth, England, headed for the New World.1628 - Puritans land at Salem, from Mass Bay Colony.1862 - Confederate General Stonewall Jackson and his troops occupy Fredrick, Maryland.1863 - Confederates evacuate Fort Wagner, SC, after a 59-day siege.1869 - The first westbound train arrives in San Francisco; A mine fire kills 179 at Avondale, PA.1876 - The Southern Pacific line (LA to SF) is completed.1899 - Carnation processes its first can of evaporated milk.1909 - Word is finally received that Admiral Peary discovered the North Pole 5 months earlier.1914 - Germans prevented from occupying Paris in the Battle of the Marne.1941 - All Jews over the age of 6 in German territories are ordered to wear a star; Jews are confined to a ghetto in Vilna, Poland.1948 - Juliana becomes queen of the Netherlands1966 - "Star Trek" premiers on NBC TV1968 - Swaziland gains independence from Britain.1976 - A Russian pilot defects to Japan in a Mig-25 jet.1978 - Israel's Begin and Egypt's Sadat meet at Camp David to discuss peace.1982 - Polish dissidents seize the Polish Embassy in Bern, Switzerland.1983 - The U.S.S.R. admits to shooting down a KAL jetliner on 9/2.1984 - The "Today" Show begins live remote telecasts from Moscow.1986 - The U.S.S.R. charges news correspondent Nicholas Daniloff with spying.1988 - The U.S.S.R.'s crippled Soyuz TM-5 lands safely with two cosmonauts aboard.1991 - The U.S.S.R. recognizes the independence of the 3 Baltic republics.